This also means that it's much simpler to get stuff in or out... and hey, if the database crashes, no big deal. The content is untouched -- just restart the software, and it will rebuild the database.

This also means that it's much simpler to get stuff in or out... and hey, if the database crashes, no big deal. The content is untouched -- just restart the software, and it will rebuild the database.

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'''You can read all about Acumen in '[http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/3107 Metadata In, Library Out. A Simple, Robust Digital Library System]' which was published in ''[[Code4Lib Journal]]'' in 2010. The project site is [http://acumen.lib.ua.edu/project http://acumen.lib.ua.edu/project], and the software is also available on [http://sourceforge.net/projects/acumendls/ SourceForge].'''

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'''You can read all about Acumen in '[http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/3107 Metadata In, Library Out. A Simple, Robust Digital Library System]' which was published in [http://journal.code4lib.org/ Code4Lib Journal] in 2010. The project site is [http://acumen.lib.ua.edu/project http://acumen.lib.ua.edu/project], and the software is also available on [http://sourceforge.net/projects/acumendls/ SourceForge].'''

Acumen software was written by Tonio Loewald. The principles behind it were developed by Tom C. Wilson... The UA Metadata Unit develops the metadata; the archivists create much of the descriptions and provide the content; and Digital Services just gets the stuff in there.

Acumen software was written by Tonio Loewald. The principles behind it were developed by Tom C. Wilson... The UA Metadata Unit develops the metadata; the archivists create much of the descriptions and provide the content; and Digital Services just gets the stuff in there.

Revision as of 11:48, 24 October 2012

It’s based on PHP, MySQL and Apache. . . and contents are left untouched in web directories. This means you can access and update your metadata or bitstreams at any time, without going through the delivery software. The automatic indexer will pick up the changes. It’s very cool.

This also means that it's much simpler to get stuff in or out... and hey, if the database crashes, no big deal. The content is untouched -- just restart the software, and it will rebuild the database.

Acumen software was written by Tonio Loewald. The principles behind it were developed by Tom C. Wilson... The UA Metadata Unit develops the metadata; the archivists create much of the descriptions and provide the content; and Digital Services just gets the stuff in there.